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Gene could predict treatment response in certain breast cancer patients – News-Medical.Net
Scientists have identified a gene which if present in certain breast cancer patients indicates how they will respond to specific therapies.
Scientists have identified a gene which if present in certain breast cancer patients indicates how they will respond to specific therapies.
The work – involving a team from Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – could help to ensure that patients are spared ineffective drugs and therefore unnecessary side effects.
The study looked at patients with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer, which accounts for about two-thirds of all cases globally.
The work…
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